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IDC: Smartphone shipments up 6.9% in Q4 2016, Apple overtakes Samsung for first place
FlowPlay launches Dynasty Football fantasy sports card strategy game
Kickstarter acquires video-streaming community platform Huzza, opens first office outside the U.S.
eBay rebrands Spanish ticket marketplace Ticketbis as ‘StubHub’ 6 months after acquisition
Braintree hires former Lending Club exec John MacIlwaine as CTO
Hoplon kicks off open beta for car combat title Heavy Metal Machines
Zenefits adds compliance and document management apps to its HR platform
Design, Inc. pivots its 99designs-like service to be ODesk for designers
Y Combinator backs the ACLU as the nonprofit challenges Trump
Mobile payment startup Qvivr raises $5 million led by Khosla Ventures
Jagger & Lewis launches Kickstarter for smart dog collar
SoundHound raises $75 million to expand access to its Houndify voice-powered platform
Tech IPOs doubled in the last half of 2016, setting the stage for a robust 2017
Comparably raises $7.25 million to help match employees with the best companies
The Bouqs Company raises $24 million to deliver eco-friendly flowers to your door
Australian archaeological startup raises $679,000 to rebuild ancient sites in VR
Computer History Museum details the lasting legacy of Adobe Photoshop
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Startups: When and how to go vertical
Number of unicorn funding deals plummeted 50% in 2016
Elon Musk is hosting a Hyperloop ‘pod race’ at SpaceX this weekend
Bob Bates starts an old-fashioned text adventure game called Thaumistry
1 week in, Trump’s Silicon Valley buddy list is short
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